About
CAAIRE was founded to empower artistic and athletic youth from grades 3-12, providing opportunities to develop academically, personally, and socially. Through a supportive environment, we encourage self-exploration, leadership, and community involvement, helping students build a foundation for future success.
Our partnerships with community organizations enhance growth opportunities, and we connect with youth who show leadership potential through recommendations from educators and community leaders. At CAAIRE, we are dedicated to nurturing well-rounded individuals ready to achieve their goals and positively impact the world.
Our Mission
That youth involved in sports and the arts will utilize their athletic and artistic abilities, in conjunction with academic, life, and career skills developed through CAAIRE, to create opportunities that reduce academic and financial barriers to receiving an education.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to COVID-19 we have expanded our Mission to provide healthy Food/Nutrition support for all community members in the Central Florida area.
We know that our youth and their families are unable to gain higher education when their most immediate needs are not being met – most specifically access to nutritious food and meals. As such, we have partnered with other nonprofits and agencies like the Orange County Sheriff’s Office to provide food for hundreds of members and families in our Central Florida community.
Our Vision
Through collaboration with volunteers and the local community, CAAIRE is able to enrich the lives of Central Florida adolescents by supporting every student’s multidimensional needs, transforming youth through personal development, recreational, and wellness programs, and encouraging students to pursue higher education and lead productive adulthoods.
CAAIRE for students, CAAIRE for the future.
About Our Founder
Dr. Denita Pimienta is a Tampa native whose career has been shaped by two equally defining forces – a sharp business mind and a servant’s heart. With a professional foundation in Contract Management, Corporate Performance, Fiscal Analysis, she brings the rigor of the boardroom to one of Central Florida’s most trusted youth development organizations. As Founder and Executive Director of Children Athletes and Artists Involved in Recreational Events (CAAIRE), Dr. Pimienta has spent more than two decades helping young people use their artistic abilities and athletic talents as pathways to higher education and successful futures. Read More . . .
